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Einstein's Brain Slides

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mütter Museum

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

The Draughtsman-Writer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Maillardet's Automaton

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The orb knocks over the pegs through the course of the day.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Foucault Pendulum at the Franklin Institute

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

Grip the Raven

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Grip the Raven

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Labrador duck

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Extinct Bird Hall

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.

FWM’s Arch Street facade, designed by Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Associates.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

The Fabric Workshop and Museum showcases fabric and mixed media work by artists of great international renown as well as local and outsider artists.

Quartiere Coppedè

Rome, Italy

Quartiere Coppedè

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

The American Pigeon Museum

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The American Pigeon Museum

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Sponsored By Visit Oklahoma City
Main building

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Geographical Institute of the University of Porto

A seismograph and a bunker from the Cold War still sit under this university building.

A blowtorch makes for an exquisitely caramelized crust.
Permanently Closed

Porto, Portugal

Semea

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

São Paio Beach

Labruge, Portugal

Praia de São Paio

Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.

Lazarim Carnival celebrations.

Lazarim, Portugal

Lazarim Carnival Celebrations

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

Drowned Village of Vilarinho da Furna

Portugal

Drowned Village of Vilarinho da Furna

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

Standing in the middle of Almendres Cromlech

Évora, Portugal

Almendres Cromlech

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Gorreana Tea Plantation

São Miguel, Portugal

Gorreana Tea Plantation

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Mount Pico

Pico, Portugal

Mount Pico

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

Fajã do Ouvidor

São Jorge, Portugal

Fajãs of São Jorge

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

Collections of stamps, pens in Oficina Museu.

São Miguel, Portugal

Oficina Museu (Workshop Museum)

One artist's collection of homemade handicrafts doubles as a monument to 20th-century material culture.

Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Monte, Portugal

Toboggan Ride from Monte to Funchal

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

Precarious location.

Ponta do Pargo, Portugal

Ponta do Pargo Lighthouse

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A cup of tea outside at Chalet de tia Mercês.

São Miguel, Portugal

Violet Volcanic Tea

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Capella de Nossa Senhora das Vitórias.

São Miguel, Portugal

Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

The ghost forest in the fog.

Neskowin, Oregon

Neskowin Ghost Forest

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

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